Here are some of the headline policy proposals from the Lib Dems.
The Liberal Democrats have launched their General Election manifesto, with promises to invest in health and care, tackle sewage in British waters and repair the UK’s “broken relationship” with Europe.The Liberal Democrats’ manifesto vows to repair the UK’s “broken relationship with Europe”, signalling that the party would want to redraw the post-Brexit trade deal with the EU as part of a series of measures aimed at improving economic stability and providing growth.
It reads: “We will end the sewage scandal by transforming water companies into public benefit companies, banning bonuses for water bosses until discharges and leaks end, and replacing Ofwat with a tough new regulator with powers to prevent sewage dumps.” The announcement was trailed by the party in advance of the manifesto launch as part of a £9.4 billion package for the NHS and social care in England, paid for by hiking taxes for banks and closing finance loopholes used by the super-rich.
To create a longer-term settlement on social care, the party wants to establish a “cross-party commission” to create agreement about a sustainable funding model.Buried in the manifesto is a promise to ensure “full and fair compensation to all victims of the Horizon Post Office scandal”. The pledge is part of the party’s plan to build 380,000 new homes a year across the UK, including 150,000 social homes a year.The Lib Dems would introduce a form of proportional representation for parliamentary elections, via the single transferrable vote method.The party previously sought to change the UK’s voting system while in the coalition Government under then-leader Nick Clegg, but voters rejected the plan in a 2011 referendum.
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